The Definitive Collection (Alan Parsons album)

The Definitive Collection is a 1997 2 CD compilation by The Alan Parsons Project, released through Arista Records.^[2] The American version begins with two songs from the Alan Parsons Project's first album, Tales of Mystery and Imagination,^[3] which was released on 20th Century Fox Records in the U.S.^[4] and Charisma Records in the U.K.,^[5] prior to the band signing to Arista. The European version of the compilation does not include them.^[6] Both versions close with two tracks from Alan Parsons' first solo album, Try Anything Once.^[7]

The Definitive Collection
Greatest hits album by The Alan Parsons Project
Released	1997
Recorded	April 1975 – August 1993
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	2:28:37
Label	Arista Records

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Alan Parsons & Eric Woolfson, except where noted.

Disc One

No.	Title	Original Album	Length
1.	"(The System of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether"	Tales of Mystery and Imagination	4:22
2.	"The Raven"	Tales of Mystery and Imagination	4:08
3.	"I Robot"	I Robot	6:02
4.	"I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You"	I Robot	3:23
5.	"Breakdown"	I Robot	3:51
6.	"Don't Let it Show"	I Robot	4:26
7.	"Voyager"	Pyramid	2:25
8.	"What Goes Up"	Pyramid	3:31
9.	"The Eagle Will Rise Again"	Pyramid	4:21
10.	"Can't Take it With You"	Pyramid	5:07
11.	"Pyramania"	Pyramid	2:44
12.	"Damned if I Do"	Eve	4:54
13.	"Lucifer"	Eve	5:03
14.	"If I Could Change Your Mind"	Eve	5:51
15.	"The Turn of a Friendly Card (Part 1)"	The Turn of a Friendly Card	2:43
16.	"Snake Eyes"	The Turn of a Friendly Card	3:18
17.	"Games People Play"	The Turn of a Friendly Card	4:25
18.	"Time"	The Turn of a Friendly Card	5"05

Disc Two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Album	Length
1.	"Sirius"		Eye in the Sky	1:57
2.	"Eye in the Sky"		Eye in the Sky	4:36
3.	"Psychobabble"		Eye in the Sky	4:51
4.	"Mammagamma"		Eye in the Sky	3:34
5.	"Old and Wise"		Eye in the Sky	4:57
6.	"Prime Time"		Ammonia Avenue	5:03
7.	"Don't Answer Me"		Ammonia Avenue	4:13
8.	"You Don't Believe"		Ammonia Avenue	4:26
9.	"Let's Talk About Me"		Vulture Culture	4:29
10.	"Days Are Numbers (The Traveller)"		Vulture Culture	4:27
11.	"Stereotomy"		Stereotomy	7:03
12.	"In the Real World"		Stereotomy	4:19
13.	"Standing on Higher Ground"		Gaudi	5:47
14.	"Too Late"		Gaudi	4:32
15.	"Turn it Up"	Ian Bairnson	Try Anything Once (Alan Parsons solo)	6:13
16.	"Re-Jigue"	Parsons, Andrew Powell	Try Anything Once	2:31
Total length:				2:28:37